The board was so desperate they not only went to the U.S. attorney’s office but also to the local district attorney, and the FBI. Nothing. No movement whatsoever. The board’s concerns and pleas simply went unanswered. One of the women whose vote had been jeopardized by Dowless’s operation was livid. “Whoever … is supposed to be following up on crooked elections, is not doing their job,” she railed.

